help! trying to create TV light....

[joconnell]

Unfortunately you didn't mention what software package you are using so it'd be different for each app. One thing that I'd definitely use in 3dsmax for example is a projector light - its a light that allows you to load a bitmap to control the colour and the birhgtness of the light - it gives an effect the same as a cinema projector. If you had a video file or an image sequence that you were going to use for the texture map on the tv then you could position a light facing out of the TV using the same video file as a projector image so you get the proper light changes on your characters face.

Hope this helps.

[playmesumch00ns]

Remember to blur the video or image sequence a lot before you project with it or it'll look very strange. A TV screen creates a very scattered light so you'll need a lot of low intensity bounce lights to fill the room out.

[Khepri]

yeah or use some "ambient occlusion" or any other random QMC system to symulate some soft lighting!


right people?

:D



*dont mind this post I havent slept in 24 hours

[Khepri]

seriously now.


you can put in a heap of instanced lights(dunno what app you are using) and animate the root-light to go brighter-off-brighter-off-brighter-off etc etc

that way you get the flickering look a television gives the room.

[uhuru]

...yeah b/c i'm not showing the actual screen of the television. I am going to be showing the television from the back 3/4 view. I just want the viewer to be able to tell that the character is watching tv by the flickering light effect coming out of the tv in the dark room. So can i just put a few lights in the tv, and just animate their intensities????

[playmesumch00ns]

yup. try, tweak, try again, tweak again.

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